PATRONS & VOLUNTEERS OF LOHIT YOUTH LIBRARY NETWORK

FOUNDER  PATRONS 
 
HH Rev. Gautamananda ji  Maharaj, Adhyaksha, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai 
Gen (retd.) J. J. Singh, Former Governor, Arunachal Pradesh 
Sri. Chowna Mein, Hon’ble Deputy CM, Arunachal Pradesh 
Sri Prashant Lokhande, IAS
(Late) Smt. Surekha Panandiker,  Library Activist,  New Delhi
Sri. Karikho Kri, Hon’ble MLA, Tezu 
 
LIFE  PATRONS
 
Sri. Y. D. Thongchi, IAS (rtd), Itanagar 
Dr. Mohesh Chai, former Minister, Tezu.
Sri. Manoj Jalan, Dibrugarh
Sri. V. U. Eradi, IRS., (retd), Kozhikode
Sri. Kaling Tayeng, IAS., Itanagar 
Smt. Nila Mohanan, IAS
Sri. Ameya  Abhayankar, IAS
Sri. Tamio Tatak, APCS., Itanagar
Sri. R. K. Sharma, APCS., Namsai
Sri. Danish Ashraf, IAS., Daman
Smt. Mitali Namchoom, IAS., Itanagar
Dr. Ramana Athreya, Pune
Smt. M.S. Nambudiri, Chennai
Dr. C.C. Kartha, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 
Sri. Vinod Narippatta, Bangalore
Sri. O. S. Chandran, Coimbatore
Sri. P.N. Ramachandra, docu-film-maker, Mumbai
Capt. K.K. Venkatraman, Chennai
Smt. Rajni Krishnan, Thrissur, Kerala
Dr. P. M Unnikrishnan, Chennai
Sri. Murali Narayanan, USA
Mr. Simon Smith, ELT educator, UK
Sri. K. Borang, Itanagar
Sri. Umesh Anand, Publisher, Civil Society, New Delhi
Dr. Santhosh Vijaykumar, Singapore
Sri. ‘Jaji’ & Smt. Malini, Bangalore
Prof. Rajendra Babu, Tezu
Smt Nabanita Deshmukh & Sri Bappu Deshmukh, educators, Pondicherry
Sri. S. P. Suresh, educator, Dibrugarh
Sri. Om Prakash Agarwal & family, Kamdar Medical Stores, Tinsukia
Sri Rajeev Sharma, Rajeev Printers, Tinsukia
Dr. Ngilang Taley, New Delhi
Dr. Pakha Tesia, Shillong
Er. Willa Namshoom, Namsai
Er. Yagru Linggi, Roing
Smt. Luni Bangsia, Bharatnatyam artist, Chennai 
Ms. Mandakini Khandekar, Pune 
Er/s. Aswathi & Dilip Shankar, Mysore
Dr. Sopai Towsik, Itanagar 
Smt. Revathi Ramachandran, Director, Kalakshetra, Chennai  
 
PERMANENT PATRONS
 
Secretary (Public Libraries), Govt of Arunachal  Pradesh 
Director, Public Libraries, Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar 
Deputy Commissioners of Lohit, Anjaw, Namsai, L/ Dibang Valley & Dibang Valley
DDSEs  of  Lohit, Anjaw, Namsai, L/ Dibang Valley & Dibang Valley 
Dist. Library & Information Officers of Lohit, Anjaw, Namsai, L/ D Valley & D/Valley
District Information Officers of  NIC,  Lohit, Anjaw, Namsai, L/ D Valley & D/Valley
DIOs of National Informatics Centres @ Tezu, Roing, Namsai, Anini & Hawai
 
PATRON- ORGANISATIONS & INSTITUTIONS
 
Association of Writers & Illustrators for Children (AWIC), New Delhi
Om Prakash Foundation, USA
Surajmal Jalan Charitable Trust, Dibrugarh, Assam
The Directorate of Public Libraries, Arunachal Pradesh 
Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Govt. Of India, Kolkata
Read India Foundation, UK
Cdr. 48, BRTF, c/o 99 APO 
CRPF, Tezu 
Mishmi Welfare Society, Itanagar 
M/s Pai International Electronics, Bangalore 
All India Radio, Tezu 
Scholastic India, Kolkata 
Tulika Books, Chennai 
Eklavya, Bhopal 
All  magazines, periodicals & newspapers who have been supporting the Library Movement 
All schools & voluntary groups who have supported the Reading campaign activities & 
All NGOs, Trusts & Youth groups looking after the unit libraries of the Network
 
PATRONS 2020--21
 
• Smt. Kairali Ravi Narayanan, Kochi 
• Dr. Sathish Mundayoor, Thrissur
• Dr. Ista Pulu, Roing
• Sri. Kotige Mena, Roing
• Sri. K. Sreekumar, Thrissur 
•  Smt. Beena Viswanathan, Chennai 
• Sri. C. A. Sudhakara Menon, Kottakkal 
• Sri. Aduk Peron, DFO, Namdapha 
• Sri. Onkar Pradhan, Pune 
• Sri. N. L. Naam, Mahadevpur 
• Smt. Kalyani Namchoom, Anjaw
• Sri. Sotailum Bellai, Hayulaing
• Smt. Mithu Chakraborty, Tezu 
• Sri. Vivek Deorah & M/s Commercial Equipment House, Dibrugarh
• Ms. Karpu Kamchi, Itanagar
• Dr Raja Dodum, Itanagar
• Sri. Lekhandu Thungon, Shergaon 
• Dr. Lobsang Tsetting, Itanagar
• Sri. Deep Chello, Itanagar
• Smt. Ege Lollen, Bangalore
• Sri. Shekhar Sheshadri, Mumbai 
• Smt. Rajalakshmi Krishnamoorthy, Bangalore 
 
 
VOLUNTEERS
• Sri Chow Willa Namshoom, Namsai - Library website administrator 
• Sri. Prem Pradhan, Tezu 
• Ms. Ema Meto, Roing
• Er. K. R. Akhilesh, Bangalore  - Tech systems support 
• Er. Kiran Paravattam, Dombivli - Tech systems support 
• Er. Siddharth Namboodiri, Dombivli  - Tech systems support 
• Sri. Sanjay Sarma, Dibrugarh 
• Sri. Santhosh Chetri, Roing